THE ROUGH GUIDE to JOGJAKARTA INDONESIA
by sittA aMbarSekar
Yogya or Jogja also Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta.. this is no matter whether you spell the name by. Jogja is an excellent place to visit. Jogjakarta is a part of Indonesia, island of Java.
Jogja or Yogyakarta is famous as one of the main tourism and travel destinations in Indonesia. This city also famous as the center of culture, art, craft, etc.
Yogyakarta lies just 7.48° (approximately 350 km) south of the equator. As such the weather is tropical - consistently hot and sunny. Days are almost universally 12 hours long with sunrise is approximately 5:30 a.m. and sunset at 5:40 p.m. depending on the time of year. The daytime temperature averages between 22° C to 30° C (78°F to 90° F) and with humidity quite high - a sticky 75% - it often times it feels much hotter.
Yogya's tropical monsoon has two distinct seasons - dry (May to September) and wet (October to April). Monsoon refers to the wind, not the rain. However even in the wet monsoon there's a chance that it will be sunny for a good part of the day. Weather wise May, June and July are generally considered the best.
With a total population of some 3,100,000 inhabitants (400,000 or so in the city proper) in area of 3,186 sq. km Yogyakarta is quite densely populated. Some 93% are Muslims, 6% Christian and 1% Buddhists and Hindus.
The People of YogyakartaSome 40% of the people of Yogya are farmers, while another 40% work in service industry as merchants, traders or in the hospitality industry (of course this percentage is much higher in the city itself). The remainder are students, housewives and so on.
Religion At one time the people of Central Java (Yogyakarta) were predominately Hindhus and Buddhists, that for the most part, coexisted peacefully. Evidence the many Hindu temples surrounding the Buddhist temple Borobudur as well as several Buddhist temples surrounding the Hindu temple of Prambanan
The important thing if you desire visit to Jogjakarta, don't forget to ask your travel agent for getting complete information of your Trip Guide, transportation, flights, hotels, tour packages, etc. Get that match your budget!
make your trip safe & comfort..
Yogya or Jogja also Yogyakarta or Jogjakarta.. this is no matter whether you spell the name by. Jogja is an excellent place to visit. Jogjakarta is a part of Indonesia, island of Java.
Jogja or Yogyakarta is famous as one of the main tourism and travel destinations in Indonesia. This city also famous as the center of culture, art, craft, etc.
Yogyakarta lies just 7.48° (approximately 350 km) south of the equator. As such the weather is tropical - consistently hot and sunny. Days are almost universally 12 hours long with sunrise is approximately 5:30 a.m. and sunset at 5:40 p.m. depending on the time of year. The daytime temperature averages between 22° C to 30° C (78°F to 90° F) and with humidity quite high - a sticky 75% - it often times it feels much hotter.
Yogya's tropical monsoon has two distinct seasons - dry (May to September) and wet (October to April). Monsoon refers to the wind, not the rain. However even in the wet monsoon there's a chance that it will be sunny for a good part of the day. Weather wise May, June and July are generally considered the best.
With a total population of some 3,100,000 inhabitants (400,000 or so in the city proper) in area of 3,186 sq. km Yogyakarta is quite densely populated. Some 93% are Muslims, 6% Christian and 1% Buddhists and Hindus.
The People of YogyakartaSome 40% of the people of Yogya are farmers, while another 40% work in service industry as merchants, traders or in the hospitality industry (of course this percentage is much higher in the city itself). The remainder are students, housewives and so on.
Religion At one time the people of Central Java (Yogyakarta) were predominately Hindhus and Buddhists, that for the most part, coexisted peacefully. Evidence the many Hindu temples surrounding the Buddhist temple Borobudur as well as several Buddhist temples surrounding the Hindu temple of Prambanan
The important thing if you desire visit to Jogjakarta, don't forget to ask your travel agent for getting complete information of your Trip Guide, transportation, flights, hotels, tour packages, etc. Get that match your budget!
make your trip safe & comfort..
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